Entries in Evolutionary Psychology
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In this new podcast on Shiny Things, we go into some criticisms of hard-to-get—and why women are the ones who created the male psyche that assures it’s helpful. We also cover dating apps, better-than-nothing relationships, and more.

If you follow my work, you’ve read this before: men and women who cheat not only have reasons that depend in part on gender, but in some cases the sexes don’t even agree on what cheating is. This article summarizes that.

More to my point, if you’ve followed LoveScience for years, you know that the research of Dr. David Buss is paramount in much of our factual knowledge of why men and women cheat. In this article, I am honored and extremely humbled to be quoted alongside my scientific hero.

This new podcast episode I’m on for Modern Sex Talks discusses various uncomfortable truths of mate selection. Don’t shoot the scientist! Researchers didn’t invent the results, they just make them usable for everyone. Here’s the episode: